Lockjaw

from Decompression by Glassbraids

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5.Lockjaw

Stare at the water like it’s pavement//I think missed your final statement//but now I set the pace from here on out//save face back in the basement.

And you'll rarely catch me blinking//I'm in the stateroom while we’re sinking//Gonna watch the fault lines bury us//so how’s that for wishful thinking?

But that window’s oh so small//when the floors collapse you’ll have no one left to break your fall//I’ll be there to watch it all.

The ocean floor ain't so bad//until you start to call it home//and lose track of what's beneath you//I’m better off here on my own x2.

And you'll rarely catch me blinking//I'm in the stateroom while we’re sinking//Gonna watch the fault lines bury us//so how’s that for wishful thinking?

How’s that for wishful thinking?

The new norm//always told myself that it's better than before.

And you swore//the sand beneath my feet wouldn't wash away anymore.

I walked so softly//never knew it’d be this costly//As if I ever stood my ground//the tides erase my footprints and drown me out.

Please don’t erase me.

And you'll rarely catch me blinking//I'm in the stateroom while we’re sinking//Gonna watch the fault lines bury us//so how’s that for wishful thinking?

How’s that for wishful thinking?

So when that window caves//pressure from the stories you made//will always find a way//underneath the concrete you laid.

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from Decompression, released October 24, 2014

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